24 March 2025
SHOWCASE partner Dr Ignasi Bartomeus recently co-authored an article in the prominent Spanish newspaper El País discussing the Natural Restoration Law and the importance of conserving biodiversity. As the article mentions, humanity is facing an unprecedented ecological crisis, with ecosystems rapidly degrading due to pollution, climate change...
21 March 2025
Biodiversity conservation policies require monitoring systems that are both accurate and cost-effective. Technological innovations, such as citizen science, DNA-based techniques, and AI, offer the potential to improve such monitoring by reducing costs and overcoming technical barriers. Result-based schemes, which reward farmers for achieving measurable...
03 March 2025
SHOWCASE published its fourth practice abstract on the EU CAP Network, aiming to facilitate knowledge transfer from practice-oriented projects to farmers, advisors and other actors who might benefit from their results.
The practice abstract, authored by partner ZALF, presents a survey of 700 European farmers, which revealed key factors shaping their...
28 February 2025
The intensification of European agriculture increased food production but severely impacted farmland biodiversity and essential ecosystem services, making farming systems more vulnerable to environmental and economic challenges. To mitigate these effects, the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) promotes agri-environment schemes that incentivise nature-friendly...
14 February 2025
SHOWCASE published its third practice abstract on the EU CAP Network, aiming to facilitate knowledge transfer from practice-oriented projects to farmers, advisors and other actors who might benefit from their results.
The practice abstract, authored by partners The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, University of Bologna, ZALF, The...
03 February 2025
A co-funded SHOWCASE study was recently conducted, bringing together experts in agriculture, ecology and policy to explore the potential of perennial crops in sustainable farming. Authored by project partner CSIC, alongside CIRAD, UFZ, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China Agricultural University, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,...
29 January 2025
SHOWCASE published its second practice abstract on the EU CAP Network, aiming to facilitate knowledge transfer from practice-oriented projects to farmers, advisors and other actors who might benefit from their results.
The second practice abstract, authored by partners The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, ZALF and WWF, provides...
15 January 2025
Agricultural landscapes across Europe have been extensively modified, leading to biodiversity loss and reduced ecosystem services. As part of global restoration efforts, initiatives like the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the EU's Biodiversity Strategy aim to promote the restoration of semi-natural habitats, especially grasslands,...
08 January 2025
The SHOWCASE project has received prominent recognition by being featured in the European Research Council (ERC) and European Research Executive Agency (REA) publication, titled "Biodiversity: The Nexus Approach", which outlines “a selection of EU-funded research projects that deliver scientific knowledge, solutions and case studies on the connections...
30 December 2024
This past year marked another 12 months of successful collaborations and insightful outputs for SHOWCASE. Watch the video below to find out about the research developments, especially within the Experimental Biodiversity Areas, technological innovations and stakeholder events that the project was involved with over 2024.
27 December 2024
From everyone from SHOWCASE, we wish you a heart-felt 2024 holiday season and a successful start to the new year!
Let's continue making sustainable choices while creating synergies between agriculture, biodiversity and ecosystem services.
20 November 2024
As the project progressed towards its final stage of Maturity, in November 2024 it was time for SHOWCASE partners to gather one last time in Cadiz, Spain. This occasion was marked by each institution sharing their progress from the past year and where they will focus their strengths in the upcoming year.
The meeting, organised by project coordinator...